264 CALF RAISING 



Cost of Raising Dairy Heifers in Wisconsin 



Cost to 1 yr. Ccst to 2 yrs. 



Initial cost of calf $ 7.04 $ 7.04 



Feed 24.67 40.83 



Labor 4.45 7.81 



Interest, insurance, upkeep, etc .... 6.36 13.73 



Gross cost $43.52 $69.41 



Credit for manure 3.00 8.00 



Net cost $39.52 $61.41 



The cost on any given farm will vary with the cheapness of 

 pasturage, value of hay on the farm and cost of labor, whether 

 done by a high-priced hired man or by a child in the home. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Is "nature's way" of raising calves sufficiently economical for present 



conditions? Why not? 



2. Figure the value of the milk consumed by the next veal calf produced 



on your farm. What costs have you observed? 



3. How should calves be raised? 



4. Why is a fall calf usually superior to a spring calf? 



5. Tell how to steal the calf from its mother. 



6. How should the calf be handled during the first 24 hours after removal? 



7. Tell how to teach a young calf to drink. 



8. Tell how to feed the calf from time of teaching to drink until three 



months old. 



9. How fast should a calf gain in weight from one week to one month? 



From one month to three months? 



10. How young will calves eat hay? 



11. In what order should calves be fed? 



12. How should pasture be used for calves? 



13. How may calves be raised with use of the least possible amount of 



milk? 



14. What is the value of whey for calves? 



15. What are the chief causes of scouring in calves? 



16. How may calf scours be treated? 



17. How and why is bone meal used for young cattle? 



18. How may sucking often be stopped? 



19. Tell how to dehorn a calf. 



20. What influence has liberal feeding while young on size at maturity? 



21. At what age should heifer calves of the dairy breeds be bred? 

 22. 'Tell how to develop the dairy-bred bull calf. 



23. To what class of young stock ; 3 pasture essential? 



24. About what does it cost to raise a heifer from birth to two years of age ? 



25. How may the actual cost on any particular farm vary? 



